drive
verb (used with object)
to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive back an attacking army;
had driven
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past perfectof drive.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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They confirmed he was the man who had driven Tice away, an account also supported by multiple NDF members.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
The stress of the role, he said, had driven him to a breaking point.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
She predicted that, while the closure of Hormuz had driven traffic to Bab al-Mandeb, this would now stop.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
In recent weeks, the stock market has had to make do without momentum from memory and other highflying chip stocks that had driven lofty first-half gains.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 16, 2026
What hound of heaven had driven him to the high hills this afternoon?
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
